dollie day

My husband has taken the kids camping for the weekend and left me at home with the dog.  I had a 12km run this morning with friends, I took the dog to the beach where she ran around, chasing dogs chasing balls, ran away from dogs and had a fun time.  For the rest of the day I have done not very much but eat mash potato and dahl and look on the blog world at dollies.  Madness really, but I couldn't stop myself.  All these pretty dolls and amazing clothes.  I have an image in my head of people with little tiny sewing machines making these outfits, 'cause I have no idea how they sew such tiny detailed stuff with a normal machine.  It makes me feel a bit clumsy when I think about the doll clothes I make. (note to self "must try harder")

 I love this top, this was found on cherry soda as were the next four photos.  They are creepily real some of these dolls, but beautiful!

 lily's

 and this

 and this

This lady at cherry soda has a lot of dolls and clothes and I rather fancy the shoes too.  I want!

I am an outsider to the word of doll, but apparently you can change the eye colour and get people to repaint the faces and make new scalps/hair for your doll. Amazing. there is another world going on out there that I never knew about.  The doll people do seem to get a lot of colds though, I don't know why.  I am interested if any one has any ideas.

cowgirls

I had an urge to find some cowgirl outfits, the old Wild West etc.  There were some rather dodgy modern outfits that first popped up on my screen search, so had to re-define my wording.  Some ideas following on from a previous post on cowboys here.  (edit 30th july 2012) just found this cowgirl post on dust jacket attic which is fabulous.

 Here is Bridgitte Bardot in "Viva Maria!" (1965):  Gorgeous Bridgitte, I thought this looked quite moderne.

film cowgirls on dark roasted blend.  I especially like the one on the left.

film version of calamity Jane

 above Lots of interesting old news articles and photos at Ghost Cowboy

 above and below photos of the real Calamity Jane

 another film starlet on dark roasted blend.  

skirts and tops inspiration

Thought I would share some items of clothing that I have been saving on my desktop for a while, from sources many and varied.

seem to be a stripey gathered skirt thing going on here at casapinka

 above Marni at H&M from becauseimaddicted

slinky satin with amazing lining detail marie-claire

 gorgeous sultry retro type top and photo.

really cute, almost cartoon like top and skirt found on honestlywtf

 diy-elbow-patch from honestly WTF am loving this blog at the moment.

I just love this cardi (left) imagine how warm it would be, the styling is pretty cool , makes me think of Mongolia, horse riding people, in cold places etc.  Models website , the link won't work sorry.models.com
I am suffering form over exercising, I ran up a steep hill last night, and then didn't sleep, and after running up a big steep hill on Saturday I am feeling a bit mad.  Thighs feeling stronger though, now they have stopped burning. 

sunny weekend

Had a beautiful sunny weekend, the weather has been a bit intermittent this summer to say the least.  Took the dog and the kids down to the river for a swim.  This is a swimming hole that we can take the dog to, and we can walk here with dog off leash which is really lovely for her, unfortunately the council are trying to change things so that we can no longer do this!  Not sure why? The doggy people of town are rousing for a fight.  Hurrah!

 Oo the rocks are rather lovely.

 "It's mighty cold in there mother"

These were taken on my rather un-tech cell-phone, but I rather like the atmospheric (out of focus, blurry, poor quality) effect this gives the photos.  May the fab weather continue.

feeling chintzy?

My sister just sent me a link to this fab chintzy fabric collection.  Oh it reminds me of my childhood and gorgeous shabby chic houses in magazines!  There are lots more designs on Bennison Fabrics site here.  Dream away.

 song birds

 Hollyhocks

 Lilac

 Phoenix

Violet

Bill Cunningham

Last night I went to see the Bill Cunningham film about an eighty year old fashion photographer for the New York times.  I was expecting a film about glamour and beautiful people, and it was about this amazingly sweet man who loved clothes. "Would that New York and the world, had more such exceptionally unique, passionate, honest, egalitarian and unfettered , kind souls." (Quote Jeffrey Wirsing)

snapping Anna Wintour there is a gallery of photos from this link.

ANy way I would recommend it to anyone who wants their view of the human spirit to be upgraded. 

 

 Editta Sherman his next door neighbour and photographer of the stars.

and Iris Apfel was an inspiration. Enjoy what you wear, enjoy life.

sketch. lurcher

In the knowledge I was unlikely to do anything useful today I did some sketching of the dog.  She would keep moving and twitching and stretching, that is my excuse.  I found the head very tricky, but I will persevere.